SAMPLE MATH PLACEMENT TEST B
Math Placement Test B has been designed for students who have completed two
years of Algebra with a grade of C or better (Note: Satisfactorily completing Integrated
Mathematics II would be considered the equivalent of two years of Algebra)
Math Placement Test B cannot result in a placement in Math 131 (calculus) but does
provide placements between Math 130 and Math 090.
The questions on this sample test are similar to the questions on Test B in format
and level of difficulty. However, not all of the topics or types of questions that are on
Test B are included here.
There are a total of 35 multiple-choice mathematics questions contained in Test B.
The topics on TEST B include: Arithmetic of rational numbers, operations with algebraic
expressions, linear equations and inequalities, factoring and algebraic functions,
exponents and radicals, graphing and distance, fractional and quadratic equations and
inequalities, logarithms, functions, complex numbers, absolute values, systems of
equations.
1.
x
5y
÷
2x
3y
=
(A)
3
10
(B)
2x
2
15y
2
(C)
x
15y
(D)
10
3
(E)
x + 3y
2x + 5y
2. If
f (x) =
x + 3
5 − x
, then
f (a + 4)
=
(A)
a + 7
1− a
(B)
a + 7
9 − a
(C)
38 − 6a
5 − a
(D)
23 − 3a
5 − a
(E)
a + 7
5 − a
3. Which are factors of
(I)
x + 1
(II)
x − 2
(III)
x − 3
(A) I only (B) II only (C) III only (D) I and II only (E) II and III only
4.
(32)
2 5
+ (16)
1 4
=
(A)
(48)
1 10
(B) 4 (C) 6 (D) 8 (E)
84
5
5. The two parallel lines represent the graphs of which of the following pair of
equations?
(A)
x − 2y = 3
and
x − 2y = 7
(B)
x + y = 1
and
x + y = −2
(C)
x + y = 3
and
2x + 2y = 6
(D)
x + y = 3
and
x − y = 5
(E)
x − y = 7
and
x − y = 14
y
x
6. For any x,
x − 7 =
(A)
x − 7
(B)
7 − x
(C)
x + 7
(D)
− x − 7
(E)
−(x + 7)
7.
log
6
4 + log
6
9 =
(A) 2 (B)
log
6
13
(C)
13
6
(D) 78 (E)
log
6
4
9
⎛
⎝
⎜
⎞
⎠
⎟
8. The x-coordinate of the solution of the system of equations
2x + y = 3
x − 2y = 4
⎧
⎨
⎪
⎩
⎪
(A) –1 (B)
2
3
(C) 2 (D)
7
3
(E) 4
9.
x
2
− 4
2x
⋅
6
3x − 6
=
(A) 2 (B) –2 (C)
x + 2
x
(D)
x − 2
x
(E)
x + 2
10. If
rx − s = t(x − r)
then
x =
(A)
s − r
r − t
(B)
s − tr
r − t
(C)
s − tr
r + t
(D)
s + tr
r + t
(E)
s − r
r + t
11.
x − 3 < 2
is equivalent to
(A)
−1 < x < 5
(B)
x < 5
(C)
x < 2
(D)
1 < x < 5
(E)
x < −1
or
x > 5
12. The graph of
y
2
= 1 − x
2
is
13. If
xy ≠ 0
, then
(A)
4xy
3
(B)
xy
3
4
(C)
1
4x
6
y
2
(D)
4
x
6
y
2
(E)
x
6
y
2
4
14. If
x − 3(x − 2) = 4(x + 1) − 8
, then
x =
(A)
−
1
3
(B)
5
6
(C) 1 (D)
3
2
(E)
5
3
Answers: 1(A), 2(A), 3(B), 4(C), 5(B), 6(B), 7(A), 8(C), 9(E), 10(B), 11(D), 12(A), 13(D), 14(E).